Minnesotan Pete Hegseth, advocate for firing 'woke' military leaders, picked for defense secretary

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : "Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First," Trump said in a statement.
56% : Trump, announcing his decision on Tuesday, Nov. 12, praised Hegseth, who is an Army National Guard veteran and, according to his website, served in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
38% : Trump told Fox News in June he would fire generals he described as "woke," a term for those focused on racial and social justice but which is used by conservatives to disparage progressive policies.
34% : "There is already anxiety in the Pentagon that Trump aims to root out military officers and career civil servants he perceives to be disloyal.
26% : "Trump has been critical of President Joe Biden's assistance for Ukraine, fueling concern about the future of support for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government under a Republican-controlled White House, Senate and possibly House of Representatives.
20% : Trump has suggested that his former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, could be executed for treason.

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